Eduard Fw 190D-11/-13 Dual build

[thug626]

The bench didn't cool down before starting this build. It'll be a first for me, as I have never had two kits on the bench at the same time.


The kit gives the option of building both -11 and -13 variants. There are multiple marking options for both. The -11 markings I'll be going with are for JV-44, with the red and white underside.


The second option, will be the -13 variant. It did not have the outboard 30mm cannons in the wings. Rather, it had the 30mm firing through the spinner. There are two marking options for this particular aircraft. One as you see it below. The other, after it was captured by the allies. As I understand it, the actual bird resides at the Museum of Flight in Washington state. I'll have to fire up the bike and head north to check it out.


My initial progress. Thinning the sides of the seat to make it look a bit less clunky. I have since thinned them further. The seat on the left is fresh off the sprue. The one on the right side has had its initial thinning.

[panzerjager2]

Dave, NO FAIR  I was hoping for more........

PJ2

[thug626]

Sorry to keep you waiting PJ2. That was as far as I got at that time. I needed to get something done before calling it a day. Since then, there's been a bit of paint slinging going on.

I shot the seats with Vallejo Aluminum paint.


I gave them a squirt of HS, and then shot them with Mission Models RLM66. Here's a before and after pic. The raised areas laid flat after throughly drying from the chipping effects.



The CP got the same treatment.


There's some detail painting yet to be done. Washes, pin washes, highlights, flat coats..... The harness is Eduard's fabric set. They are very pliable, and drape quite nicely. I am planning on having one of the chest harnesses hanging over the edge of the CP when done.



Eduard included the accessory portion in the kit, which is a very nice touch. This is visible in the Dora's as when they converted the earlier A's, the roof of the wheel well had to be removed to make room for the massive Jump V-12. With Dragon kits, you sometimes get this assembly (actually the whole engine with engine bearers)....sometimes you don't.

[joelsmith]

Dave, as you say "With enough thrust, pigs fly just fine." However, how well do they land?

[thug626]

Who said anything about landing? When they land, it's time for a BBQ!

[wbill76]

Nice work on the office there Dave, coming along nicely.

[Leon]

Office is looking good Dave!

[thug626]

Thank you kindly Bill. The sheen on the PE parts has since been knocked down with some oil washes.

Leon Thank you my good man.

Here is yesterdays progress.

The wing for the -11. I gave it an RLM02 paint job, thinking it was built early enough with time to do this.


The -13 wing is another story. I took an artistic liberty here. Thinking that materials (ie paint) and time may have been at a premium, so, I left the internals on the wing a bare metal finish. You can see the single shell ejection port for the 20mm cannon. It was a plug supplied in the kit. All that remained was to drill out the port.



The wings next to their respective fuselages.


Here's a couple of shots to show the engine accessory portion. You can see the dual shell ejection ports for the -11. Not that there were any guns up there.

[joelsmith]

Very nicely done Sir!

[thug626]

Thank you kindly good sir

[Leon]

These are coming along nicely Dave!

[mustang1989]

Oh HELL yeah!!! You're hitting on my favorite aircraft!! Will be watching ……..

[wbill76]

Always interesting to see the little changes/evolutions in the designs on these machines. Keep it coming!

[Rick]

Looks just as good here too Dave!

[thug626]

Leon Thank you kindly my good man.
Mustang1989 Thank you very much, and glad to have you along.
Bill I especially like the evolution of this type. There has been progress.
Rick Thank you my good man.

Good morning everyone. There has indeed been progress at the bench. A bit spotty of late...more on that later.

They're starting to look like aircraft now. -13 is on the left. -11 is on the right.


All of the control surfaces are going to be somewhat deflected.



I made the 30mm gun barrels out of stainless steel hypodermic tubing.


One of my favorite features of this type is the intake. The PE exhaust deflector has yet to be mounted. I'll get to it when I am satisfied that all seams and joins are properly taken care of.



Here we have the coaming and upper IP. These have since been installed.


A dry fit with the cowl flaps open. I have one with open flaps, and the other closed. I had to sand down the mounting point for the forward nacelle to get it to sit flush. Easy fix.



My wife and I just found out today that we got the bid on a new house. It'll be a staged move in over time. So, if in the coming months I go dark for a bit, it'll be because I'm up to my eyeballs in other projects. I'm going to keep the bench up and running for as long as I can....It helps me keep my sanity.

[wbill76]

Congrats on securing the new digs Dave! Moving house is always an interesting exercise, you never quite realize how much stuff you've accumulated until you have to relocate it!

Pair is coming along nicely, choosing to show one with flaps open vs. the other closed provides a nice contrast.

[Leon]

Congrats on getting the new house Dave! The 190s are looking good.

[thug626]

Good morning Bill. Thank you very much. Fortunately, we'll be moving in in stages. This way the "Grand Purging" can also happen in stages. Or so the theory goes.....
A contrast was what I was going for. I did not want them looking like bobsie twins.

Good morning Leon. Thank you kindly.

[mustang1989]

Great news on the house acquisition Dave!

You'd better be careful with those wing cannon during the whole painting process bubba. I've had bad luck in the past with that process. Progress so far is looking amazing. BTW....did I mention I'm a HUGE 190D fan??

[thug626]

Mustang1989 Thank you very much my good man. The cannons are not my issue...it's the damned pitot tubes. I should have listened to my little voice and built them out of stainless tubing and wire. I've already snapped a plastic on. Why yes, I do believe you did mention something about 190's. I've always like the lines of the 190, both BMW and Jumo engined types. I also really like the Ta-152. Especially the H variant.

There has been some paint slinging again. The landing gear, door, props & spinners are all done. All that remains is some detail painting, and weathering.


The oleos were painted using Vallejo Chrome.


This is the spinner for the -13 dry fitted to the cowl. This revealed that I will need to shim the props forward as they rub the leading edge of the cowl. This was easily accomplished using a punch and a couple pieces of 0.010" styrene stock.


The props and spinners are most done. All that remains for them is some weathering, which will occur at a much later time. On the left is the spinner fo the -13, this other is for the -11


Several days ago, the -11 was primed with gloss black for the pending BMF.


Here is yesterdays progress. I shot several light coats of Vallejo Aluminum. Since then, I have applied several other BMF colors to break up the monochromatic finish. This will be the basis for the weathering to come, after I get the camo laid down. The BMF colors were also an exercise for myself for when I do finish an aircraft in BMF.

[Leon]

Paint looks good Dave!

[thug626]

Thank you kindly Leon. Tonight I started laying down some color on the underside of the -13

[wbill76]

Looking good in the paint department Dave, can't go wrong with a shiny bird!

[mustang1989]

Hate to hear that about the pitot tube bud. Your progress on the prop & spinner, gear oleos and the paint work are right up there with the best.

[thug626]

Bill Thank you kindly my good man. One of these days, I'll build up a BMF bird.
Mustang1989 I should have known better. Either glue them on last, or use stainless steel tubing. Thank you kindly for the compliment buddy.

As it turns out, the -13 is getting its base coats first. The underside leading edge of the wing is Vallejo RLM81. The light blue is Lifecolor RLM76. I used hairspray for the chipping. The scalloped appearing area behind the cowl flaps is tape, to protect the BMF that will be visible with the open cowl flaps.



The white band is Vallejo Insignia White. The will be a black band forward of this, which I will use Mission Models Worn Black.


Some more RLM81 on the gear doors.


Some chipping on the port side.

[Leon]

Base coat looks good Dave!

[Tojo72]

Great level of detail

[wbill76]

Lots of different paint surfaces/masking involved with this one Dave but looks like you're pulling it off in style.

[thug626]

Leon Thank you kindly my good man.
Tojo72 Thank you very much.
Bil There was a fair bit of masking to be done on the underside. The top side is mostly free hand.

The -13 has all of its base colors laid down. Just waiting for the satin coat to cure before decals. The topside is mostly RLM 81/82 with a smattering of RLM 76. There are a few areas to touch up due to runs/spider webbing.

[wbill76]

Not easy to pull off the swirling/stripe pattern Dave, looking good!